Astronaut Edward H. White

Edward H. White

Living place: San Antonio

Birthday: 14-11-1930 (94 years old)

Population of US 1930: 123,076,741

Global rank: #53401

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Astronaut Edward H. White profile

Who is Astronaut Edward H. White?
Engineer, United States Air Force officer and NASA astronaut who became the first American to walk in space. He posthumously received the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
He and astronauts Roger B. Chaffee and Virgil "Gus" Grissom were killed in 1967 during prelaunch testing for the first manned Apollo missions.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He was one of nine people selected for NASA Crew 2 ("The New Nine") for Project Gemini

Family life info

He married Patricia Finegan in 1953, with whom he fathered two children, Edward III and Bonnie Lynn.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Astronaut Edward H. White?
He was described in 1998's "From the Earth to the Moon" by Chris Isaak.

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Summary of Edward H. White profile

When was Astronaut Edward H. White born?
Edward H. White birthday 14-11-1930 (at the age of 94).
Where is Astronaut Edward H. White's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Edward H. White was born in San Antonio, Texas- United States. is a Astronaut, whose Zodiac is Scorpius, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Horse. Edward H. White's global rank is 53401 and whose rank is 100 in list of famous Astronaut. Population of US in 1930 is about 123,076,741 persons.
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Events in 1930 and 14-11

Events in US in the birth year of Edward H. White

  • Unemployment soars, prompting President Hoover to appoint a Commission for Unemployment Relief.
  • Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act is passed by Congress. The act brings retaliatory tariff acts from foreign countries, U.S. foreign trade suffers a sharp decline, and the depression intensifies.
  • N.Y. Supreme Court Judge Joseph Crater withdraws all his money from the bank, sells his stock, and disappears. His fate is never learned.

Birthday Edward H. White (14-11) in history

  • Day 14-11 year 1851: Herman Melville's novel Moby Dick has been published.
  • Day 14-11 year 1889: Nellie Bly set out to beat Jules Verne's fictional Phileas Fogg's time of 80 days to travel around the world. She did it in 72.
  • Day 14-11 year 1922: The British Broadcasting Corporation began its domestic radio service.
  • Day 14-11 year 1969: Apollo 12, the second manned lunar expedition, was launched.
  • Day 14-11 year 1995: The U.S. federal government began a partial shut down of government services after the U.S. Congress could not pass a budget.
  • Day 14-11 year 2002: Nancy Pelosi of California became the first woman to lead a party in Congress.
  • Day 14-11 year 2003: The most distant object ever found in our solar system, named Sedna, was discovered by astronomers at the Mount Palomar Observatory.
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